US EditionExplosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism'
Two Pennsylvania men, aged 18 and 19, are federally charged after igniting a homemade explosive device during dueling protests near New York's mayoral residence, officials said.
- On Saturday, improvised explosive devices were hurled at an anti-Islam demonstration outside Gracie Mansion, and authorities are investigating as ISIS-inspired, with two suspects in custody.
- Investigators say Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi traveled from Pennsylvania to 'bring violence,' referencing ISIS material, authorities say.
- The NYPD Bomb Squad found the device thrown at a protest yesterday was an improvised explosive, not a hoax or smoke bomb, and described it as a jar wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts, screws, and a hobby fuse.
- Police closed streets and ordered evacuations while a suspicious device was removed; FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and U.S. Attorney's Office are involved, with detainees in federal custody.
- Follow-Up tests are underway on a second device, searches of suspects' homes and electronic devices are expected, and charges remain pending as federal interviewers continue questioning.
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Right-wing activists and local demonstrators collide in front of the mayor's residence. Two men are accused of sympathizing with ISIS and bringing the IEDs with them.
Men who brought explosives to New York protest said they were inspired by Islamic State: complaint
Two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.
Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State, complaint says
NEW YORK — Two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are awaiting arraignment Monday on charges of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction. Kayumi blurted out, as he was being arrested Saturday, that “ISIS” was the reason for…
The NYPD investigates the possible jihadist motivation behind the launching of a home-made explosive device against the official residence of the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The failed attack occurred on Saturday following an Islamophobic protest called by a well-known ultra-right agitator and a larger counter-manifestration of the opposite sign. No one was injured, but the FBI is now investigating whether the incident could be inspired by the…
The New York Police Department (NYPD) and the FBI investigate as an act of “Islamic State-related terrorism (IS)” the launch of an improvised explosive device in front of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, during the protests last weekend, confirmed today the police commissioner, Jessica S. Tisch.
New York Police investigate homemade bombs thrown at protest outside mayor Mamdani's house as terrorism
Improvised explosive devices thrown during protests outside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home are being investigated as an act of "ISIS-inspired terrorism", police said.
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